Bellanca Citabria - Ankara, Turkey
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member puczmeloun
N 39° 58.873 E 032° 35.381
36S E 464965 N 4425753
Bellanca Citabria (American Champion Citabria) in Harikalar Diyari park
Waymark Code: WMFKQA
Location: Türkiye
Date Posted: 10/31/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Sieni
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Bellanca Citabria (American Champion Citabria) is on display in Harikalar Diyari park in Sincan/Eryman neighbourhood in city of Ankara.

Bellanca Citabria (American Champion Citabria) type "7GCAA, Citabria 150, Citabria "A" Package, Citabria Adventure"
Introduced in 1965, the Champion 7GCAA, like the 7ECA, featured wood-spar wings and oleo-shock main gear. The major difference was in the engine, which in the 7GCAA was a Lycoming O-320-A2B of 150 horsepower (110 kW). Champion switched to spring steel main gear legs in 1967. Bellanca continued production of the 7GCAA as the Citabria "A" Package (a designation apparently begun by Champion), but with no significant design changes. American Champion's 7GCAA, reintroduced in 1997 as the Citabria "Adventure," is similar to earlier versions, with the exception of the metal-spar wings and the use of the Lycoming O-320-B2B engine of 160 horsepower (120 kW); the most recent significant design change has been the switch to aluminum main gear legs in 2004. An "Ultimate Adventure" version, with a Superior Vantage O-360-A3A2 engine of 180 horsepower (130 kW) and a composite propeller, is also produced by American Champion.

Source and more info: (visit link)
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): 7GCBC, Citabria 150s, Citabria "C" Package, Citabria Explorer

Tail Number: (S/N): TC-BLD

Construction:: original aircraft

Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): park

inside / outside: outside

Other Information::
It was as used as an observation aircraft by the Turkish Army. Now it serve as "advertisement" to Türk hava kurumu (Turkish Aeronautical Association - http://www.thk.org.tr/ ).


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